Calls for food security, infrastructure, and women’s empowerment as central pillars of inclusive economic growth in Arab world BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Tunisia has called on Arab countries to adopt a new, citizen-centered approach to development, emphasizing the need to bridge knowledge, technological, and economic gaps while expanding tra...
Trachoma mainly affects vulnerable communities lacking access to clean water and sanitation NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (MNTV) — Mauritania has officially eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the seventh country in the World Health Organization’s African Region to achieve this milestone. The WHO validated the country’s eliminat...
Project aims to enhance sustainable water resources and adaptation capacity for over 450,000 people in Brakna, Adrar and Tagant NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (MNTV) — The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have jointly launched a $20.4 million climate resilience project aimed at improving water security for vuln...
Week-long program fosters cultural exchange through collaborative art and cross-border dialogue KATHMANDU, Nepal (MNTV) — Artists from around the world have converged in the Kathmandu Valley for the 2025 Himalayan Art Camp, a week-long initiative promoting cross-cultural exchange through collaborative visual art. The event opened on Sunday at ...
HRW says accountability remains slow; urges legal reparations, not charity, for civilian killings during Afghanistan war KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Families of Afghan civilians killed by foreign military forces during the two-decade war are still waiting for justice, as accountability processes by Australia and the United Kingdom remain slow,...
Ikramul Hasan treks over 1,400 km from Cox’s Bazar to Everest Base Camp before reaching world’s highest peak DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Ikramul Hasan Shakil has become the latest Bangladeshi to summit Mount Everest—after walking more than 1,400 kilometers from sea level in Cox’s Bazar to the base of the world’s highest peak. The mountaineer [&...
New AI-focused system to support startups, researchers, and regional tech growth as part of Kazakhstan’s digital transformation ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan has taken a major step toward becoming a regional technology hub with the arrival of a new supercomputer—touted as the most powerful in Central Asia—designed to accelerate artifi...
Tajikistan to welcome over 1,000 delegates for UN-backed summit on glacier loss, water security, sustainable climate action DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — From May 29 to 31, Tajikistan will host the 3rd High-Level International Conference on Glacier Preservation. The conference will bring together more than 1,000 delegates to address the accel...
Uzbekistan to modernize electricity networks, integrate renewables with $150 million energy infrastructure investment TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan is accelerating efforts to modernize its aging electricity distribution system and integrate renewable energy, supported by a $150 million financing package that includes technical and f...
Bank to repay $50 million in dues to firms as economic engagement resumes under Taliban-led government KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — The World Bank has reopened its office in Kabul and announced it will begin repaying debts totaling $50 million to Afghan logistics and construction firms—signaling a possible revival of limited economic engagement...
